Re: plenty of stupid questions  
Re: plenty of stupid questions -- david targhetta Post Reply Top of thread Maverick Message Board
Posted by: Steve H. ®
2001/10/01, 19:39:36
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:I am new at working on cars (started a year ago) and this is my first restoration project (i hate doing body work by the way). I try tuning my carbuerator and it seems i can never get it lean enought. I turn the two screws clock wise and they seem like they are all the way closed and it still runs rich. It is clock wise on the two barrel that leans it out right? I clean and replaced my plugs, the carbuerator was just rebuild and the timing is right. Do you know what else could be wrong with it? Would a clogged exhaust have anything to do with it?

The only stupid question is one you don't ask..
If the screws are all the way in and it still runs, you may have the idle set to high and it isn't idling on the idle circuit, but the main jets. With the idle mixture screws closed, turn the idle down to where it dies. Now back the idle screws out and see if it will idle. get it to where adjusting the screws makes a difference. It may also not be the screws but it is a good place to start. You may have to have the butterflies to where they are only open a 1/8 of an inch or so, at an idle.


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